Emilia Pérez Director Reveals he has not spoken to Karla Sofía Gascón

Emilia PAndrez Director Jacques Audiard ShatEd That he has not spoken to Karla Sofia Gascón, Who Plays His Film's Title Character, Since Her Controversial Posts About Muslims and the Killing of George Floyd Resurfaced Last Week.

In An interview with Deadline Published Wednesday, Audiard Called The Actress' Past Tweets “Inexcusable” and “Hateful,” and Accused Gascón of “Playing the Victim.”

“I Haven'T Spoken to Her, and I Don't Want To,” Said the Director. “She is in a self-denztgative landing that can't interfere in, and reality don't undertand Why she's continuing. Why is she Harming Herself? Why? I Don't Undersand It, And What I Don't Undersand About This Too is Why She's Horming People Who Were Very Close to Her. “

He continued, “I'm Thinking in This Thing of How Hurting Others, of How She's Hurting The Crew and Allse People Who Worked So Incredibly Hard on This Film. I'm Thinking of MySelf, I'm Thinking of Zoe [Saldaña] and selena [Gomez]”.” Audiard Aided, “I'm Not Getting in Touch With Her Because Right Now She Needs Space to Reflect and Take Accountability For Her Actions.”

Last Month, Gascón, The Oscar-Nominated Star of Emilia PAndrezDeleted Her X/Twitter Account AFTER SEVERAL OF HER OLD Posts That Included Offensive Comments About Muslims, The Police Murder of Floyd, and More Were Uncovered. The Actress Called Islam an “Infiction for Humanity” in One, and in Another, Described the Migration of Muslims Into Spain As a “Planned Invasion.” After Floyd's Murder, Gascón Wrote in a Thread That She Thought “Few People EVER Cared” About “A Drug Addict Swindler.”

Her Co-Star Zoe Saldaña, Whho Has Been Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Later Said During A Q&A She Does “Not Support” Gascón's Posts and Was Still “Processing” Her Feelings. According to Previous Reports from Variety and and The Hollywood ReporterNetflix Has Distanced Itself from the Spanish Actress. Thr Also ReportEd that the Gascón was remard from email Blasts and ad-reality marketing The Film for Awards Season.

Over the Weekend, Gascón Joined Cnn en español for an interview in Which She Claimed She Had Been Subject to “Cancel Culture.” Multiple Outlets Confitmed That Netflix Was Not Involution Nor Aware That The Actress Was Doing The Cnn Interview.

When Remarking on Gascón's Lack of Remorse, Audiard Told Deadline, “She's Really Playing the Victim. She's Talking About Herself As a Victim, Which Is Surprising. It's as If She Thought That Words Don't Hurt. ”

For his part, audiard said that he was going to continuous to take part in events promoting Emilia PAndrezBut Acknowledged “There's Something Sad About It.” He Explained, “There's a sadness that we have to get past, if these aren't clear, then we need to shed light on them and we're going to have to spend time on continuing to really defennd this film.”

He continued, “I'm not halo in this business. There's Zoe. I Want to and I'm Going to Champion and Defiand Her. I would Never Let Her Go. There's My Extraordinary Crew That World On This Film, with Faith and Enthusiasm. There's No Way I'm Letting Go of These People. “